HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoIf Jesus can turn water into wine, but wine is still mostly made of water, can Jesus apply his powers recursively and create more and more concentrated wine?message-squaremessage-square164fedilinkarrow-up1562arrow-down124
arrow-up1538arrow-down1message-squareIf Jesus can turn water into wine, but wine is still mostly made of water, can Jesus apply his powers recursively and create more and more concentrated wine?HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square164fedilink
minus-squareHexarei@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down2·2 months agoThe easiest answer to this is yes, he could create a stone he couldn’t lift. And then he could lift it anyway.
minus-squarePapaStevesy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoActually the easiest answer is “no” because it doesn’t require cognitive dissonance.
minus-squareHexarei@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThere’s no cognitive dissonance in negating a false negative
minus-squarePapaStevesy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoWhat false negative? If he can lift it then he didn’t create a stone he can’t lift. Can he make one plus one equal anything other than two?
The easiest answer to this is yes, he could create a stone he couldn’t lift. And then he could lift it anyway.
Actually the easiest answer is “no” because it doesn’t require cognitive dissonance.
There’s no cognitive dissonance in negating a false negative
What false negative? If he can lift it then he didn’t create a stone he can’t lift. Can he make one plus one equal anything other than two?